High Availability Firepower Management Center Model Migration Workflow
Use the following workflow to migrate your Firepower Management Center High Availability setup from the source models to the target models.
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Create a backup file in each of the source Firepower Management Centers. |
Back up the Firepower Management Center
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Set up the target Firepower Management Centers. |
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Copy the generated backup files to the target Firepower Management Centers. |
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Disconnect target Firepower Management Centers from the nework. |
Physically disconnect (unplug) the target FMC devices from the network. |
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Execute the migration script in the target FMCs. |
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Verify that the data migrated successfully to the target FMCs. |
After a successful migration, the target Firepower Management Center has the IP address that the source model had before migration. Log in to the target FMC and verify that all configurations are restored and that basic FMC operations such as policy editing, deployment, and scheduled jobs work as expected. |
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Unregister your source Firepower Management Centers from the Cisco Smart Software Manager. |
Deregister a Firepower Management Center from the Cisco Smart Software Manager |
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Disconnect source Firepower Management Centers from the network. |
Physically disconnect (unplug) the source FMC devices from the network. |
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Connect the target Firepower Management Centers to the network. Note that it may take a few minutes for the managed devices to establish a heartbeat with the target FMCs. |
See the Getting Started Guide for your Firepower Management Center models. |
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Validate connectivity between the target FMCs. |
Viewing Firepower Management Center High Availability Status |
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Pause FMC HA synchronization from Active Firepower Management Center and wait for the operation to complete. |
Pausing Communication Between Paired Firepower Management Centers |
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Resume FMC HA synchronization from Active Firepower Management Center and wait for the operation to complete. |
Restarting Communication Between Paired Firepower Management Centers |
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Verify that the FMC HA configuration is healthy, and alerts are cleared. |
Viewing Firepower Management Center High Availability Status |
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Register smart licensing in the target primary Active FMC. |
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Verify that heartbeat is established for all devices managed by the target Firepower Management Centers. |
After a successful migration, the target Firepower Management Centers have the IP address that the source model had before migration. Log in to the target FMC and verify that all configurations are restored and that basic FMC operations such as policy editing, deployment, and scheduled jobs work as expected. |